Wallal means “sweet water”, a source of fresh water. It is located next to Eighty Mile Beach on the lands of the Nyangumarta people of Western Australia’s Kimberley region — looking out to the Indian Ocean and upwards to the starry skies of the southern hemisphere. At the beginning of the 20th century, it had […]
Where Was Smithfield? – ghost town
Smithfield Western Australia 30.49648° or 30° 29′ 47″ south – 121.382° or 121° 22′ 55″ east A small settlement halfway between Kalgoorlie and Bardoc. Not gazetted, the nearest towns were Paddington and Broad Arrow. It was a popular picnic spot for many years as well as a mining area.
The Count of Mount Remarkable –
Australian Post – 23 Aug 1993 – sent by Cath Smith What do you want for breakfast? Asked one of the last true Aussie pioneers. There’s some roo if you like, the dog has had some of it, but there’s nothing wrong with the other half. The speaker, with a twinkle in his blue eyes […]
A Massacre at Laverton –
Western Mail 29 October 1910, page 30 A NATIVE MASSACRE AT LAVERTON A pathetic interest is attached to the following portraits of baby Sunday, aged three months and a half-cast girl Kitty, aged 10 years, in connection with a recent Laverton massacre. The raiders, who were gathered from the surrounding districts of Kalgoorlie, Kookynie. and […]
Reinsman of the Roads – Fred Crews
Sunday Times 23 August 1936, page 20 Drove Coach For Cobb & Co Thousands of Miles Through the Outback by Coach F. A. CREWS LOOKS BACK ON PIONEERING DAYS – A link with coaching days of sixty years ago is provided by Mr Frederick Albert Crews, of Outram Street, West Perth, who has crowded varied […]
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